And in that vein, Tim, how big is your camper? (And I am only half joking.)

Or maybe woody76 could also accommodate a tent on his property. Going to try to swing this with 2 boys in tow as well. But I think I need to look at the predictions on cloud cover and where the better percentages are going to be for clear skies.

Much like others, I am getting in on this *way* too late.

And it also holds the distinction of having the longest duration of totality for the 2017 eclipse (actually it is a little south of Carbondale, but close enough).

I bet a fun thing would be to go way back in time to where there was going to be an eclipse and tell the cave men, "If I have come to destroy you, may the sun be blotted out from the sky." Just then the eclipse would start, and they'd probably try to kill you or something, but then you could explain about the rotation of the moon and all, and everyone would get a good laugh.

-- Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey

I heard this as well, but traffic for me was was pretty much non-existent (at least traffic that was attributable to the eclipse).

I drove 1100+ miles (round trip) and was in the car for 20+ hours to get into/out of totality. Totally worth it--would drive twice as far to do it again. Luckily, totality for the 2024 eclipse is only 15 minutes away for me, but I will likely drive closer to the center and toward more favorable weather (as needed).

Start your planning now! http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2024_GoogleMapFull.html

Agree 100%. My wife (I'm sure) is sick of me talking about it (she didn't go to see totality)--but it is hard to stop.